I attended the Winter Craft & Hobby Show yesterday to do a couple of book signings for Locking Loops, and look at the latest offerings in crafts and supplies. I was most excited about the yarn and some new fibers I found for locker hooking. I’m looking forward to trying a new super-bulky bouclé from Lion Brand called Silky Twist. I’ll report on my results in a follow-on post. Below are some colorful and textural inspirations.
Colorful Quilt at Lion Brand Yarn Booth
Large Bowl Made out of Lion Brand Yarns in 4 Parts
The Lion Brand Yarn booth also had some great costumes on display including this felted leaves design in ivory.
Felted Leaves Costume in Lion Brand Yarn
The Lion Brand Yarn booth had beautiful displays including walls of yarn like the one below.
Lion Brand Yarn Wall at CHA
Super yarn cozy for a tree at the Caron Yarn and Bernat booths.
Cozy for a Tree in front of the Bernat Booth
I’ve grown attached to my Kindle. I take it everywhere. So it was time to locker hook and stitch a protective cover. Stay tuned for free patterns and an instructional video on Color Crazy for making Kindle covers. You can design them to fit any Kindle–even the new Kindle Fire.
I’m always inspired by beautiful color combinations and this was certainly the case with my new Kindle cover design below. I bought a beautiful piece of fabric that is batik, but actually hand painted. The fabric colors are rich and layer beautifully. To preserve the look I used my new “ruched frames” technique that I think enhanced this layered look. Once I finished this one, I had to finish one I started last year. The second design uses a free form design with vibrant fuchsias and velvety chocolate petals. I used the Color Crazy Winter Berries Sari Strips to make the “ruched frame” for this one.
Autumn Fire Kindle Cover--Locker Hooked and Stitched by Theresa Pulido
Petals Kindle Cover--Locker Hooked & Stitched by Theresa Pulido
This Petals Kindle Cover uses chocolaty velvet strips for the petals with the “ruched frames” technique. The closures for both came easily–a vintage button for the first, with wood beads (I’d had these for ages!) and colorful beads for the second one. So glad I finished both of these. Now on to the next project…a new iPad cover design.
Sometimes there isn’t enough time to finish crafting a gift. When you’ve reached a deadline for producing a gift, an easy thing to do is buy a book that your friend or loved one will treasure and tie it to create a beautiful wrap. You can take some shimmery ribbons, fabric strips, string or yarn in vibrant colors and even add a couple of beads to create a unique wrap. Below I wrapped a book with recycled Color Crazy Sari Ribbons and added some metallic yarn with a couple of shimmering beads for a nice accent.
A Beautifully Tied Book for a Gift
